Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 228 - 218: Turning Back with a Smile, A Hundred Charms Blossom
The final qualification round!
From eight to four!
The victors will obtain the eligibility to participate in next month’s spring hunt!
Everyone was paying attention to the outcome of the last round.
What will the drawing of lots in this round be like?
Will Qin Qing and Lu Yuming manage to collide as they wish in this round?
Before the final round of drawing, there will be a day of rest.
It was approaching afternoon, the sun gradually moving westward, soon to set behind the mountains.
This evening, they would rest within Wanhe Palace.
Due to a day’s worth of battles, everyone felt exhausted, so no banquet was held that night.
Qin Qing and Jiang Ruorong returned to Qiuhai Manor.
"How was it? Big brother!" Qin Shuang had been waiting in the yard already, and as soon as she saw Qin Qing return, she immediately rushed over and hugged her brother.
"Everything went smoothly. Tomorrow we’ll proceed with the last round of competition to determine the final entrants for the spring hunt," Qin Qing said with a smile, pinching Qin Shuang’s cheek.
"See? I told you my big brother would have no problem!" Gong Yanghe said, grinning broadly.
"Yes! My big brother is the best!" Qin Shuang laughed heartily.
"Alright. Qin Qing must also have experienced several tough battles today. Don’t disturb him. Let him rest early," Bai Qiuhe said with a smile, standing in the background.
"Master!"
Qin Qing smiled slightly; in fact, Qin Qing hadn’t expended much energy today.
Compared to others, his battles were easy.
In the first round, he completely overpowered Guan Xing.
In the second round against Xu Ping’an, he didn’t even need to Manifest his Martial Soul.
However, Qin Qing could still see Master Bai Qiuhe’s concern for him in his eyes.
The others didn’t continue to disturb Qin Qing either.
"Junior brother, rest well. See you tomorrow!" Jiang Ruorong said with a smile, turning her head towards Qin Qing as she left.
In the night breeze, Jiang Ruorong’s backward glance truly had a sense of blossoming beauty with just one smile.
Even the night breeze seemed to grow more enchanting at that moment.
Qin Qing couldn’t help but be mesmerized.
"Junior brother, what’s wrong?" Jiang Ruorong said with a laugh, noticing Qin Qing in a daze.
"No... nothing!" Qin Qing quickly collected his wits and shook his head.
"Not yet anyway, what were you daydreaming about just now?" Jiang Ruorong relentlessly pursued, although she guessed why Qin Qing was dazed. She wanted to hear those words from his mouth.
"Senior sister, senior sister... You are too beautiful!" Qin Qing stammered.
"Giggle, giggle, giggle..."
Hearing Qin Qing’s words, Jiang Ruorong couldn’t help but laugh, shaking all over.
"Junior brother, are your lips greased? Come on, what’s on that little mind of yours? Rest well, your senior sister is leaving," Jiang Ruorong said, very pleased as she turned to leave.
Qin Qing watched Jiang Ruorong’s departing figure, deep in thought.
"Could it be that I have truly fallen for senior sister?"
Actually, this question was one Qin Qing had already asked himself many times in his heart.
He knew that he indeed had feelings of affection for Jiang Ruorong.
But on the other hand, Qin Qing didn’t want to, or rather, was afraid to confront these feelings head-on.
One reason was that Qin Qing had experienced the betrayal of a true love before, and in his heart, he was still somewhat resistant to this kind of emotion.
Next was because of Jiang Ruorong’s background.
Qin Qing knew that Jiang Ruorong’s background was extraordinary; otherwise, Elder Lin would not have spoken in such a way.
"Is the family behind Senior Sister really a mountain I’ll never be able to look up to in my entire life?"
Qin Qing shook his head, unwilling to think about these things anymore.
At the moment, he did not want to get entangled in matters of the heart.
The most important thing for him was to rescue his father and then cure his sister’s stubborn illness.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Qing walked into the bedroom.
The night had gradually deepened, the moonlight was like water, shining through the window into the room, and falling onto Qin Qing’s bedding.
This night, Qin Qing did not practice but instead fell soundly asleep.
It had been a long while since he had a good night’s sleep and completely relaxed his thoughts.
And this night, Qin Qing slept very deeply.
He had a beautiful dream; in the dream, his father, mother, and his sister were all together with him, and he also dreamt of his Senior Sister...
The next day’s sunlight spilled in, the weather growing warmer.
Qin Qing got up, took a cold shower, and when he walked out of the courtyard, Senior Sister was already waiting for him outside.
"Junior Brother, did you rest well last night?"
Jiang Ruorong was wearing a plain white dress, her silver hair naturally draped over her shoulders, making her look like an exceptionally beautiful sprite.
"Mm... not bad!" Qin Qing nodded.
"That’s good," Jiang Ruorong said with a sweet smile, revealing two shallow dimples on her delicate cheeks.
...
Qin Qing and Jiang Ruorong arrived at Wanhe Palace, and it wasn’t long before everyone had arrived one after another.
The final round of drawing lots was about to begin.
"Third Prince!"
Just before the drawing was to take place, Lu Yuming suddenly spoke up.
"Young Master Lu, do you have something to say?" Qin De looked towards Lu Yuming.
"Second Prince, I wish to directly challenge Qin Qing!" Lu Yuming said, his eyes piercingly sweeping towards Qin Qing: "Qin Qing, do you dare to accept a direct battle with me this round? Meaning we don’t need to draw lots, we simply go up onto the stage and duel!"
Lu Yuming was filled with a provocative air, and it seemed as if he released all his fighting spirit at this moment, pressing towards Qin Qing.
Qin Qing turned his head to look at Lu Yuming on the other side, but his expression remained tranquil like water.
Facing Lu Yuming’s strong provocation, Qin Qing didn’t pay any heed and instead looked towards Qin De.
Qin De also looked back at Qin Qing with an inquiring gaze.
"Third Prince, I will follow your arrangements!" Qin Qing said calmly.
Qin De couldn’t help but reveal a contemplative expression, then smiled faintly and nodded, speaking loudly, "The drawing will proceed as normal. The names of the final eight are already on these eight bamboo slips in the drawing cylinder, still in the same manner as the previous round. In pairs..."
Qin De’s words showed that he didn’t go along with Lu Yuming’s wishes to have him and Qin Qing directly duel.
Instead, he was still having the eight contestants draw lots to determine their opponents.
As for this decision, Qin Qing was indifferent.
Lu Yuming, on the other hand, seemed very unwilling.
"Qin Qing, are you afraid to face the challenge?" Lu Yuming said through clenched teeth: "I truly hope that the drawing will pair me up with you!"
Qin Qing smiled indifferently, "Likewise, I too hope that I can draw Young Master Lu as my opponent, so I can fulfill your wish sooner. However – we still have to follow the rules, don’t we?"
"Since it’s like this, let’s start drawing lots!" Lu Yuming said.
"Very well! Now we begin the final round of drawing lots." Qin De shook the cylinder and two bamboo sticks flew out.
"For the final round, the first duel will be between—"
